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Collectathon + Cats
Of 105 developers who shipped a Cat Collectathon game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 135 more are announced, ×2.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.5k, ×3.2 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $540; 1 in 20 cleared $140k, ×297 the market median. Revenue is up 120% on the market; 135 games are announced against 65 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $538 (exactly $538) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.5k (exactly $1,497) |
| Top 25% | $12k (exactly $11,731) |
| Top 5% | $141k (exactly $140,988) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 105 |
| Released games | 393 |
| Announced | 135 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $1.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 120% on the market, supply 25% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Collectathon
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Cats
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Collectathon; 4 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure, Exploration, Hidden Object
- Price point
- $1.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Cute, Relaxing, Cozy
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $1.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 5,636 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $540. 7 in 10 of the 124 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 135 games are announced against 65 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.1 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Collectathon with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Job SimulatorStrong odds
- + CapitalismStrong odds
- + Turn-BasedFair
- + EconomyFair
- + ManagementFair
- + CrimeFair
- + Level EditorFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + SokobanFair
- + MythologyFair
- + UnderwaterFair
- + Combat RacingFair
Comparable games
New Super Lucky's Tale 2020 · $610k 
A Castle Full of Cats 2022 · $488k 
Bubsy 4D 2026 · $466k 
Find Matt's Cats 2026 · $431k 
A Tower Full of Cats 2024 · $414k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | New Super Lucky's Tale | older | $29.99 | 678 94% | 20k | $610k (exactly $609,997) | Playful Corp. |
| | A Castle Full of Cats | older | $3.99 | 4,073 99% | 122k | $488k (exactly $487,538) | Devcats |
| | Bubsy 4D | $19.99 | 777 92% | 23k | $466k (exactly $465,967) | Fabraz | |
| | Find Matt's Cats | $19.99 | 719 98% | 22k | $431k (exactly $431,184) | Matt Roszak | |
| | A Tower Full of Cats | older | $5.99 | 2,304 99% | 69k | $414k (exactly $414,029) | Devcats |
 | A Building Full of Cats | older | $2.99 | 4,103 98% | 123k | $368k (exactly $368,039) | Devcats |
 | A Building Full of Cats 2 | $6.99 | 1,145 97% | 34k | $240k (exactly $240,106) | Devcats | |
 | Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel | $19.99 | 395 96% | 12k | $237k (exactly $236,881) | SalsaShark Studios | |
 | Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas | $5.99 | 886 85% | 27k | $159k (exactly $159,214) | Happy Universe Studios | |
 | Cats in Time | older | $4.99 | 1,053 96% | 32k | $158k (exactly $157,634) | Pine Studio |
 | Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara | · EA | $12.40 | 379 82% | 11k | $141k (exactly $140,988) | UGC90 |
 | A Planet Full of Cats | $7.99 | 581 89% | 17k | $139k (exactly $139,266) | Devcats | |
 | 夏目友人帳 ～葉月の記～ | $49.99 | 77 80% | 2.3k | $115k (exactly $115,477) | Toydium | |
 | Nippets: A Hidden Object Game | $12.99 | 214 92% | 6.4k | $83k (exactly $83,396) | Blink Industries | |
 | Desk Paws | $5.99 | 463 86% | 14k | $83k (exactly $83,201) | GinkgoGames |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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